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Thank you for the reply lights are on around 5 hours a day unless it's the weekend then maybe double that time

Evening all, looking for some help. I've had my new tank set up for about 8/10 week and all has been fine, until the last couple of weeks where brown algae has been forming on the glass and the sand, it's very easy to remove but comes back very quickly. I'm under stocked and over filtered and...

Cheers guys will have a look at the plants as for room there is nothing in my haist I wanted a tank that fit flush in the alcove but totally forgot about wires and pipes luckily the gap is just large enough for the filter and heater wires

A few months have passed now since my custom tank arrived, at first I was extremely happy but once in place it suddenly dawned on me I had measured wrong :-(. I had not left enough room at the rear of the tank for any external filter pipe work. After exploring the idea of drilling the bottom...

Thanks guys I think I'm going to abandon the mess above and go with the Pygmy sword seems a lot easier.

Evening all I'm having a slight meltdown, I've just set up a new tank and wanted a plant that would carpet and do well in a low tech tank. I won't using any co2 just dosing ferts so after a little research I came across Lilaeopsis, found an add on the internet for 70 plants knowing that they...

Tank isn't set up yet just arrived yesterday and is in an alcove built in so there is no option of moving it forward

Morning all after receiving my new tank and building a stand yesterday I've realised I've made a slight mistake, I've not left enough room behind the tank for any filter pipes. I've seen that marine keepers drill their tanks for sumps etc and then use bulkhead fittings is it the same principle...

Morning all, how are we all doing ? Well today I'm back in the hobby after 18 months out buying out first home and selling my old tank my custom sized tank has arrived and I've just finished building a stand for it. To say I'm pleased is a massive understatement. Tank had to made as it had...

Evening all not posted for a while as I sold my tank over 12 months ago due to moving house but I'm currently having a custom tank built which should be here Friday :-) so I've just set to work on hanging light unit :-) nothing too fancy but a cost effective way to light the tank. Just need...

Oh my apologies in the beginning I learnt the hard way buying a tank and fish 3 days befor discovering this site. Like so many itheres following advice from my lfs do unfortunately my first cycle was a fish in but I managed to Come through it without any casualties, every tank since them has...

It's not my first tank I had tanks for many years before me and my girlfriend got our first house 18 month ago

Tank will be cycled in a fashion I will be getting some mature media for the filter to give it a kick start the only problem with my lfs is that it tends to be rather repetitive with it's stocking so it's a case of using the internet I'm afraid ,

I kept rams before I got rid of my last tank they were fine :)

Really hmm will have to have a read up on care for them etc :)

Yeah never thought of cories good call :)

Thank you for the help and the warm Welcome a large group of cardinals had crossed my mind as well, not a fan of the kuhli loaches if I'm honest as in my experience tend to hide a lot need something fun and entertaining as it will be a focal point of the room :-)

Morning all hope all is good :-), well after what feels like a lifetime (2 years) I'm back to keeping fish.....well almost. I've just placed an order for a custom tank to Be built. It's nothing huge but is making the best of the limited space available to me (a spare alcove in our living room)...

Cheers mate shall drop them a message

Hi guys, hoping you could help. I'm looking for a slightly odd sized aquarium to fit into an alcove in my new house. The tank needs to be 30 inch wide 20 high 14.5 inch front to back. Can anyone recommend a company or individual here in the uk that would be able to make this for me Many...

I also found this LED lighting system http://www.urmstonaquatics.com/interpet-led-lighting-system-triple-bright-white-750mm.html which Is in my budget and should be cost efficient with it being LED

Thanks for that krystaK, to be honest as long as the substrate is a dark colour and doesn't go all Mushy and nasty like one I tried before ( Oliver knott substrate) and it can be built up to create different levels in the tank Im not too bothered about the sand. I shall have a look at the ones...

Evening All, Im hoping some of you will be able to point me in the right direction and too the right products. I've just got a new tank after selling my large community tank 18 months ago, I did try my hand at planting but most of the time they died or looked very pale. Now the new tank...

Well it was my day off today so I went to pick the tank up and I'm really pleased with it! It takes me back to my first take 8 years ago. It is slightly larger than i originally thought dimensions are 80x30x39cm roughly 90L/20G. I had some spare mdf at work so called in and cut some to size...

Not a massive fan of guppies mollies etc I did think of scaping it and just having some tetras in keep it simple remove the lid get a hanging light etc

As far as I'm aware it's soft here in Bradford

Afternoon all and I must say it's great to be back. I wasn't the most active member last time round but there seems to still be a few old names around. Since I was last here I had to sadley sell my last set up due to a house move but we have settled in nicely and as luck would have it a friend...

Sold thank you

Equipment - LED lighting Age and condition: NEW Quantity for sale: Reason for Sale: No longer needed Delivery or Collection: Both Sales price: £25 Postage & Packaging: £2:50 Location: Bradford West Yorkshire Photograph: Evening all here I have done LED equipment to make your own LED...

You would be best insulation the outside walls of the garage as well, a lot of people will partition the garage and board and insulate the rest. Maybe put a test tank in there and try your idea see how it goes

Don't forget at the end of the day it's a bussiness, they need people's trade and if they tell everyone to cycle then they wouldn't have a reagular income,

What kind of filter are you using ? I would suggest you are a little overstocked for such a small tank I would be looking at investing in a larger tank as bristlenose plecs can get quite large so a minium tank size of 20 gallons is advised or looking to re home him.

Would splitting the large cupboard in two help with this ? I was just a case of creating 1 large cupboard and a shelf long enough to take an 18" tank

Morning All, just giving the tank a really deep clean and was hoping to re jig the tank stand to try and make the space a little more use able. The stand is currently like this Not the best photo but the best I have on me. Typical stand really two cupboards either end and shelving in the...

Think he means the bracing bars at the top of the tank

Thank you stu for all the help

No problems there is a seller in the uk that does a similar one, think its a little more expensive but it's in the uk of anything goes wrong

Will be fine that one

Can you buy them off that site as when I click them nothing comes up